Say hello to Mark Frauenfelder. If you're familiar with the world of makers, Mark needs little introduction—he's been a standout leader in the "maker movement," is the founding editor-in-chief of MAKE Magazine, author of Maker Dad and Made by Hand, and is the co-founder of Boing Boing. »5/19/14 12:00pm 5/19/14 12:00pm

A hackerspace is a great way to meet people with the same interests as you and learn a ton of new things. But if you don't have one in your hometown, you're kind of out of luck. If you want to start up your own, Adafruit has started up a seven part guide with everything you need to know. »11/13/12 7:30am 11/13/12 7:30am

Great DIY projects are often easy to do at home, but many require tools and space that you may not have. Just because you don't have a basement workshop doesn't mean you don't get to scratch your DIY itch. Odds are there's a hackerspace in your community, stocked with tools, plenty of space, safety gear, and… »5/23/12 8:00am 5/23/12 8:00am

Sometimes disobedience is necessary and good when rules fail us, and it's at the core of why we hack. Hacking is a means of expressing dissatisfaction, confounding the mechanism, and ultimately doing better. Here's why it's so important. »10/26/10 9:00am 10/26/10 9:00am